Posts by Sarah

As we approach the end of 2017, and wrap up our own destination marketing campaigns, it’s fun to look back at some of the most memorable marketing moves of the past 365 days. The tourism industry – and tourism marketing – are best when they’re fun. I appreciate marketers with an open mind, a sense…

Facebook. Newsletters. Media Events. Blogs. All are great tools for marketing – but which ones lend themselves to the best results for destination marketing? I’ve narrowed down my top five choices after working with destinations both small and large, niche and broad. Here’s how you can dive deeper into each of these destination marketing tools to make…

When getting started with a communications or marketing agency, there are a few things every potential client considers. Scope of work, price of services, and experience of the team are all good to take into account – but what else should you ask? Here are five questions to ask – your “Getting Started Guide” –…

It’s time to announce a huge project coming up for your business. Change is on the horizon, and you’re ready to tell the world – and the media. You know you want to host a press conference, but coming up with creative press conference ideas can be daunting- where do you start? We’ve handled a…

Recently, I had the chance to spend two weeks in the Mediterranean – visiting Venice, Italy, three Greek Islands, Montenegro, and Croatia. As any true tourism pro would, I couldn’t help but look at my experiences in these destinations as a learning experience. I constantly found myself asking, “How am I being treated as a…

Last night we celebrated winter in the middle of June, winning a PRism and two Awards of Excellence for Break the Ice Media’s PR campaigns. It was a day that was all about celebrating- the team, all our hard work from the past year, and one of the most unique campaigns we’ve ever worked on. Last…

“Isolation breeds ignorance.” That was the response one journalist gave me, when I asked whether she thought Canadians would continue to book travel to the US. In a nutshell, the answer was yes, and that in her opinion it was more important to encourage cross-border travel now than ever before. In the tourism industry, we…

Canada has been on our minds a lot lately at Break the Ice Media. Last year, we were brought on to a tourism program called A Welcome Surprise! (AWS!) – created to make Canadians aware of Upstate New York as an easy travel destination. Break the Ice was tasked with working directly with Canadian journalists and influencers…

Twice a year, I Love New York (ILNY) hosts a Media Night in New York City – providing NYC based travel journalists an opportunity to learn about the many vacation regions within New York State. I have been fortunate enough to attend several of these media events over the past two years, representing the Finger…

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Break The Ice Media is a Finger Lakes / Rochester, NY based PR firm with a strategic approach to content marketing that includes public relations, social media marketing, digital advertising, video marketing, search engine optimization and more. We specialize in working for clients in the travel and tourism industry, as well as food, wine and craft beverage. Our single focus on destination marketing and tourism marketing allows us to go deeper and deliver maximum results.